Cooper-Harper Handling Qualities Rating Scale

[Richard Lamb]

1
Excellent Pilot compensation not a factor for
Highly Desirable desired performance

2
Good Pilot compensation not a factor for
Negligible deficiencies desired performance

3
Fair Minimal pilot compensation required
Some mildly for desired performance
Unpleasant deficiencies

4
Minor but annoying Desired performance requires moderate
Deficiencies pilot compensation.

5
Moderately objectionable Adequate performance requires considerable
Deficiencies pilot compensation

6
Very objectionable but Adequate performance requires extensive
Tolerable deficiencies pilot compensation

7
Major Deficiencies Adequate performance not attainable with
maximum tolerable pilot compensation.
Controllability not in question.

8
Major deficiencies Considerable pilot compensation is required
for control.

9
Major deficiencies Intense pilot compensation is required to retain
control.

10
Major Deficiencies Control will be lost during some portion of
required operations.

[wright1902glider]

Geez... Ya mean my plane rates at 9.5?

Gulp....

Harry

[Bob Kuykendall]

Nothing to add, I just thought I'd post a version reformatted so that
it doesn't rely on tabs to establish columns:

1 Excellent
Highly Desirable
Pilot compensation not a factor for desired performance

2 Good
Pilot compensation not a factor for desired performance
Negligible deficiencies

3 Fair
Minimal pilot compensation required for desired performance
Some mildly Unpleasant deficiencies

4
Minor but annoying Deficiencies
Desired performance requires moderate pilot compensation.

5
Moderately objectionable Deficiencies
Adequate performance requires considerable pilot compensation

6
Very objectionable but Tolerable deficiencies
Adequate performance requires extensive pilot compensation

7
Major Deficiencies
Adequate performance not attainable with maximum tolerable pilot
compensation. Controllability not in question.

8
Major deficiencies
Considerable pilot compensation is required for control.

9
Major deficiencies
Intense pilot compensation is required to retain control.

10
Major Deficiencies
Control will be lost during some portion of required operations.

Bob K.
http://www.hpaircraft.com/hp-24

[Richard Lamb]

wright1902glider wrote:
> Geez... Ya mean my plane rates at 9.5?
>
> Gulp....
>
> Harry
>
Hi Harry,

WAY back then, just getting airborne and back down again
safely would rate it as a 1.

Times have definitely changed....

Richard

[Morgans]

"Bob Kuykendall" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Nothing to add, I just thought I'd post a version reformatted so that
> it doesn't rely on tabs to establish columns:

Thanks. I was not quite sure what order some of them were to go in, With
the Somewhat random Use of capital Letters. ;-)
--
Jim in NC

[wright1902glider]

Richard,

Now that you mention it, I guess it was the #1 of its day. After all,
it could both bank AND turn! Imagine that! Of course, every other
flying machine of the day was a 10+.

Makes me wonder where a Gee Bee rates on the scale though.

Harry "mother of all airplanes" Frey

[Richard Lamb]

wright1902glider wrote:
> Richard,
>
> Now that you mention it, I guess it was the #1 of its day. After all,
> it could both bank AND turn! Imagine that! Of course, every other
> flying machine of the day was a 10+.
>
> Makes me wonder where a Gee Bee rates on the scale though.
>
> Harry "mother of all airplanes" Frey
>

I think that would depend on who is flying the Gee Bee.

Doolitle managed to fly it and survived, but he was about the
only one (back then). I always suspected it had something
to do with the pilot(?).

Richard

[J.Kahn]

Richard Lamb wrote:
>
>
control.
>
> 10
> Major Deficiencies Control will be lost during some portion of
> required operations.
>
>

Pretty much describes my sex life...

[Highflyer]

"wright1902glider" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Richard,
>
> Now that you mention it, I guess it was the #1 of its day. After all,
> it could both bank AND turn! Imagine that! Of course, every other
> flying machine of the day was a 10+.
>
> Makes me wonder where a Gee Bee rates on the scale though.
>
> Harry "mother of all airplanes" Frey
>

Actually, the Gee Bee isn't all that bad. Better than my old Stits
Playmate! It had a top speed in level flight of 110 mph and the first
indication of an approaching stall was an uncontrolled snap roll to the
right at 98 mph! I had to dive down final at full throttle in order to get
Vso + 30 % that they recommend for approach speed! :-)

Highflyer
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